Why Do We Say CHEESE, When Cheesy Is What We Get?

I have always thought that I was a very fortunate mother! My son and now daughter both have a big beautiful smile. You know how you always see those young children in photos who have that comical smile that you can't help but notice? My children have never had one of those smiles, unless of course they're just acting silly. Well that is until now! Nathan recently had his first school pictures taken and being a mother you have to order those! In doing so I realized that sometime between the age of 4 and 5 almost all children temporarily loose the ability to smile normal! This ailment seems to affect males more then females. So at this point I'm asking myself is there a cure? How long will this last? All of course while laughing and praying that Lilli does not come down with this strange disorder! ........Then again these are the pictures that high school graduations are made of!

Monkey Buisness

I'm sure that if you are trying to read this post you have been annoyed by the "pet" monkey climbing around our page! As most of you know I LOVE MONKEYS so I put him on the blog as an experiment. I was just curious, I wondered what he would do! Nathan however has become very fond of him. He has named him Phillip and insist that he is his pet! He now makes me log in frequently because "Phillip is hungry" and of course Nathan must feed him his bananas! I have been told that if I take him of the page he will be "SO ANGRY". And you guessed it, our house is ran by a 4 year old so the monkey stays! (at least until he looses interest or I convince him that Phillip needs to go back to the zoo with his other monkey friends! Where of course we'll go visit!) The picture below is a picture Nathan drew of Phillip. He told me he needed to hang it in his room so he could look at it "allllllll" night long and then he wouldn't have to keep coming downstairs!
Help us out when you visit, by clicking on the banana to feed Phillip or click on him to play!

He Earned His Masters!!!

Congratulations Henry!

You did it! Your hard work and dedication did not go unnoticed!

We all love you and are very proud of you and all you have accomplished!

Way to go!!!

In Loving Memory Of My Mother,

Theresa A. McClellan

August 21st, 1960 to September 21st, 2001

My mother was a unbelievably selfless person, who left us all way to soon. She dedicated her life to trying to make a difference. She spent years teaching visually impaired children, special needs children and even high school children who were labeled high risk. (expected to dropout) When she was not in a classroom full of children she was at home in a house full of children. Which may not seem unique to most until you realize that not one of those children belonged to her! My Mother and Father ran a foster home. A foster home that through the years lovingly cared for over 20 children. Together they changed the lives of every child who walked through their door. I can say this without doubt because I am one of those children! Although we miss her dearly we know that she is in a better place. And if I had to guess I would say God needed her in heaven to tame the unruly children! Mom you were an amazing woman who touched the lives and hearts of all children lucky enough to cross your path. We love and miss you!

On This Day In History

Gas Price Wars At Pumps 18th September 1956 : Many towns and cities across the US are seeing price wars in filling Stations with prices changing hourly by stations wishing to increase business, the prices during a price war can range between 24.6 cents per gallon and 30.2 cents per gallon. WHAT A DIFFERENCE 52 YEARS CAN MAKE!

GRANDPARENTS.
Few can bring the warmth we can find in their embrace and little more is needed to bring love than the smile on their face.
They've a supply of precious stories yet they've time to wipe a tear. Or give us reasons to make us laugh, they grow more precious through the years.
I believe that God sent us Grandparents as our legacy from above. To share the moments of our life as extra measures of his love.
~Author Unknown.~~

Nathan's Going To Pre School

Nathan started pre school and he loves it! He is going to the catholic school here in town. I can not beleive how eager he is to go each day! It took him a week to realize that the teacher had a name other than "teacher". Now he seems to have settled in and and gotten the hang of things. He is 44 inches tall now and outgrowing everything that he owns. He is happy go lucky most of the time but also has a temper that gets him in trouble!

Bens New Job

Ben loves his new job on the Fire Dept. The only bad part is he has not been able to spend much time with the family due to all the training. He should be finished with that by November though. Which doesnt seem to far away but to me and the kids it is an eternity! (Im begining to understand how single parents feel!)

Lilli's 2 Months Old Today

It is hard to believe that Lilli has already been with us for two months it went by so fast! She had a well check today and our 9lb 8 oz bundle of joy now weighs 14.2 and has grown 2 inches since birth. She is right on target for all her milestones and is able to hold her head up exceptionally well. These days she is full of smiles and loves to babble!